#a5aed5

Color #a5aed5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.94 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a5aed5

RGB

rgb(165, 174, 213)

HSL

hsl(228.8, 36.4%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.8, 22.5%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.5%, 18.3%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(71.61, 5.21, -20.75)

LCH

lch(71.61, 21.39, 284.09)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.0569, 274.84)

HWB

hwb(228.8, 64.7%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5cca5

Analogous

#a5c6d5

#a5aed5

#b4a5d5

Triadic

#a5aed5

#d5a5ae

#aed5a5

Split-complementary

#a5aed5

#d5b4a5

#c6d5a5

Tetradic

#a5aed5

#cca5d5

#d5cca5

#aed5a5

Square

#a5aed5

#d5a5c6

#d5cca5

#a5d5b4

Shades

Color #a5aed5 mixed toward black.

#7a87c1

#5061ac

#3c4981

#283156

#14182b

Tints

Color #a5aed5 mixed toward white.

#b4bbdc

#c3c9e3

#d2d6ea

#e1e4f1

#f0f1f8

Tones

Color #a5aed5 mixed toward gray.

#a9b0d1

#adb3cd

#b1b5c9

#b5b8c5

#b9bac1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9cc · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#a8a8ca · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#a5c5c4 · ΔE 19.9

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 14.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5aed5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5aed5]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#a5aed5 (#a5aed5) is rgb(165, 174, 213) in RGB.

No, #a5aed5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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